For the love of God - DO NOT BUY ASDA SMART PRICE FROZEN MINCE

pelirocco

ses6jwg wrote: »

Ridiculous assertion.

A guy my mate knows used to work in a digestive factory they all come off the same conveyor belt some into branded and some into own-brand packets.

But with regards to meat I would agree.

its not ridiculous at all

There is always someone who has a mate who knows someone who works in a factory that makes branded and unbranded goods to the same recipe:rolleyes:

Shatners_Bassoon

You get what you pay for in life and buying frozen prepacked mince is simply not one of the quality things!

ses6jwg

pelirocco wrote: »

its not ridiculous at all

There is always someone who has a mate who knows someone who works in a factory that makes branded and unbranded goods to the same recipe:rolleyes:

Then please explain to me why a jar of Sharwoods Mango Chutney has exactly the same ingreidents on the bottle to that of the Asda Own Brand including the % of fruit content.

MrsBartolozzi

alittlebitofmagic wrote: »

I decided to get Richmond as they were a brand and so must be ok? Oh dear! About a quarter a block of lard was in the dish when I returned to the kitchen to clean up(I did not cook them). So gross!

That's because more than 50% of the recipe is NOT meat!!!!! And 10% is lard._pale_
http://www.tesco.com/superstore/xpi/8/xpi50966128.htm

Fire_Fox

ses6jwg wrote: »

Yep, the Asda Smart Price Tuna Flakes gave me raging diarheoa for 3 days.

I will stick to non-value meat and fish from now on.

Unless you ate nothing but tuna AND only visited places you know are completely sterile, I cannot see how you know you got gastroenteritis from Smartprice tuna. Tinned stuff is cooked in the tin, it's sterile so remains 'fresh' for long periods.

RHemmings

This thread is absolutely not going to convert me away from my vegetarianism :eek:

When I cook with veggiemince, I often bulk it out with about the same amount again of chopped vegetables. Onions, mushrooms, corgette, carrot. I prefer it that way.

Oh, and in my humble opinion, Waitrose own brand are the best baked beans. Better than Heinz.

shjo558

Oh yuk, I always just buy mince from the butchers a I want to avoid bush tucker horrors like sphincters, scrotums and eyeballs in my spag bol :silenced:

scrounger_2

shjo558 wrote: »

Oh yuk, I always just buy mince from the butchers a I want to avoid bush tucker horrors like sphincters, scrotums and eyeballs in my spag bol :silenced:

:rotfl:Shop at the posh shops then! But which ones are they then?

geordie_joe

ses6jwg wrote: »

Then please explain to me why a jar of Sharwoods Mango Chutney has exactly the same ingreidents on the bottle to that of the Asda Own Brand including the % of fruit content.

Because asda looked at the Sharwoods jar and thought "Right, now we know what is in it we can make our own" ?

Just because two items have the same ingredients, it doesn't mean they were made by the same people. Even if the % of fruit content is the same!

geordie_joe

rsykes2000 wrote: »

You clearly haven't worked in IT then - I have electrocuted myself umpteen times and it can burn and smell, the worst smell is burning hair though.

So, you are not very good then?